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Newspaper

The Alma Record

Location

Alma, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1905

Page

7

Community church and fraternal lodge schedules and notices

Fragments list church services morning 10 day school 12 noon and evening 75 dang. Prayer and men’s meetings. Lodges and encampments hold regular meetings on specified Fridays or Tuesdays. Patrols include LMA chapters, Alma Hive, G.A.R., Knights of Pythias, and other orders with dates and officers noted.

Rian Church John Holesoval Hay Cl Ramey Meotor Fehoo Toi

Northern rail line offers low fares to St Paul and Duluth

Promotional notice from Chicago and North Western Railway touts daily service from Chicago to St Paul Minneapolis and Superior Duluth with fares starting at 16 dollars to St Paul and Minneapolis and 21 dollars to Superior, plus discounts on maps and cloth charts. Agent contact details given for bookings and exhibits.

St. Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth Chicago & North- Western Railroad Chicago St. Paul Superior Dalat Willy Corce Wihitrese LL Guerm Goe's Agt Paponger Dept Canspes-Martiny Lerralt

County News: Weather Aids Farmers and Local Work

County News reports commissioners noting improving highway conditions in fine weather. Farmers plow, replant, and work toward timely harvest. Mrs Hattie Manchester returns to Fostoria. Myvin Miller improves his home with new paint. Moras District school will close Friday. flag day not observed. Mel Sharrar drills boats today. crops late in ground may still succeed.

Local Socials and Visits Across the District

Sunday callers and guests include Nick Brooker in Carson Claty John Osterhout and wife Chas Sherman and family Myrtle Daffield and Daisy Robbins took the teacher exam at Stan ton last Thursday and Friday Maud Reid spent weekend with Miss Senali Andrews at Elmi Hall Mrs Emily Hyde and son of Eureka visiting relatives John Flanders in Carson City on business Leroy Perry and wife returned home after visiting friends in Wheeler Eugene Osterhout back from Lansing Saturday Pearl Osterhout working for Mrs Kinkerter this week A barge portion attended the Pree Methodist camp meeting in Anderson grove Mrs Myrtle Shepard of Crystal called on Olive Osterhout Saturday Mrs Sarah Digersoll and daughter were in Alms Friday Anthony Brooker bailing a house for Mr Tousley in Crystal

Nick Brooker Carson Claty John Osterhout Chas, Sherman and Family Myrtle Daffield Daisy Robbins Stanton Last Maud Reid Senali Andrews Elmi Hall John Flanders Carson City Leroy Perry Lf Wheeler Anderson Grove Myrtle Shepard Crystal, S Olive Osterhout Sarah Digersoll Anthony Brooker Tousley Crystal

Town Gossip Notes and Arrivals in the Week

Wheeler Mrs A Mra Ida Young is on the sick list. Clara Lockwood has gone to Toledo to spend the summer. Win Bradford did business in St Louis. Bethel Gilley of Merrill was in town. Fa Allen is adding to his house. Mr Jenks of Lansing visited on business. Pulkert nears completion on his new store. Philip Vanorman and wife extended southern state visit. Fort Douglas Cad Mekkinnon reports company heading to quell Uintah uprising. Part of reservation opened for settlement. Lodians face trouble.

Ida Young Mrs. Suffin Mra Barry Porter Clara Lockwood Toledo Ohio Nora Ellsworth Win Bradford St. Louie Bethel Gilley Merrill Fa Allen Mr. Jenks Lansing Philip Vanorman Fort Douglas Cad

Local notes on visits and events at the Met Pleas and town

Mrs Dr McLangblink attends commencement at the Met Pleas for a normal program. Children’s day exercises entertain with Miss Pike in the music. Latimer, wife visit friends. Edwin Lester and family at P.O. Hilsinger’s. Davis new section boss from Thompsonville. Harry Tofft fractures arm in sling. Mrs Sadler of Alma visits sister Mrs Emsley. Mrs Wallace Hamp returns from Elsie. Mrs Hlon Moyer returns after two weeks with her father P C Hilsinger. Old gentleman failing fast. Mrs Bessie Evans and Mrs Robert visit Riverdale friends. Don’t take imitation celery teas. Celery King costs 25 cents and is dependable.

Dr. McLangblink Met Miss Pike FC. Latimer Sanday Edwin Lester P.O. Hilsinger Davis Thompsonville Harry Tofft Jane Sadler Alma Geo. Emsley Wallace Hamp Elsie Hlon Moyer P.C. Hilsinger Bessie Evans Robert Riverdale

Social Visit Notes From West Pine River

Mr and Mrs Samuel Adams are visiting in Ohio this week. Mrs A Loomis and daughter of Saginaw visited her parents A H Brown and wife last week. Miss Annie Brown spent Sunday in Saginaw. Henry Adams and son of Alma visited his brother Perry Sunday. L B Ford of Mt Pleasant visited relatives here this week. Miss Juha Morton home from Wor school duties in Alma. Arthur Spoonseller spent Sunday in Mt Pleasant. Miss Lulu Ellison is the owner of a new piano.

Samuel Adams Ohio A. Loomis Saginaw A. H. Brown Annie Brown Henry Adams and Son Alma Perry L. B. Ford Mt. Pleasant Juha Morton Arthur Spoonseller Lulu Ellison

Elm Hall Social News Roundup

Elm Hall notes a string of visits and travels including Ralph McCotlam to Stanton, the Pred Nanu returning from Obie, Mrs Cora Brooks and Lula from Grand Rapids visiting friends, and Bertie Morton hosting a birthday gathering with cake. Other items mention Dr Shaffer adding an elevator, Mrs Granville Fre and Bernion Walker and family trips, and several residents traveling to Oregon and Stanton.

Ralph McCotlam Stanton Pred Nanu Obie Cora Brooks Lula Grand Rapids Bertie Morton Shaffer Parks Wells Vermontville AN. Morton Brion

Frayed Transcript Reveals Erratic Speech From Merper City

Fragmentary OCR shows a man named Grn. W. Meafiven of Merper Wael speaking in a troubled, disjointed manner about a firefight and a siege. Subd Liner guarsttter reports the incident and names Gee. E Shaman as presenter at 4) conte alettle. the text ends with unclear exhortations.

W. Meafiven Merper Wael

Arcada District News Roundup and Local Notes

Mr Keever suffered a slight paralyic stroke a week ago and cannot work. Will Birmingham introduces a new erisin separator. Mrs Gertie Sykes Fry of Lyons visits relatives here. Verner and Sykes harvest strawberries. Mrs Grin Raifey visited Wheeler last week. Mrs Birmingham visited Detroit. Residents attended children stay exercises at the Tiarlo school lower Test Sunday. Miss Vlora Finch Tras returned from Perrinton. Mrs Frank Moore and children of Alneaire cuttingy in vicinity. One of S Husterl's cows broke her leg and had to be killed. Parsers promote crepe use. Arcada Center Salvation society collection for missions on Children’s Day 3.65.

Keever Will Birmingham Gertie Sykes Fry Lyons Heravents Verner and Sykes Grin Raifey Wheeler Vlora Finch Tras Perrinton Frank Moore Alneaire S. Husterl Arcada Center Salvhuth Serioul

Ladies' Aid Society Meets At Mrs Ray Taylor

Ice cream social at Gleaner hall last Tuesday night raised about 7.50 for Mr Parrish. Several locals attended a gathering near Elam Mall last Sunday. Mrs Terpening closed her Davis schoolhouse Friday for a faculty event. Miss Iris Neidhart visits Montcalm county this week. Elmer Fuller of Grand Rapids stays at HM Putters home. Mrs Jason of Shepard helps at Verian's.

Ladies’ Aid Society Ray Taylor Gleaner Hall Parrish Terpening Davis Schoolhouse Iris Neidhart Montcalm Elmer Fuller Grand Rapids Sting HM. Putter Jason Shepard Verian

To Cure a Coll in One Ya Take Latative Trome Quinine

Fragmentary item lists people and events with a wedding in Fremont Ohio and local social visits. Mentions Mrs. A Wight Ithaca Mr Knickerbocker Seth Curtis Mrs Henry Helfer and Moomey family with guests from Beale Edgewood Ashley and Grazior Co. Also an ad line praising a facial powder and a wedding trip abroad with Rocky Mountain Tea.

Plaster Hart Seth Curtis Burt A. Wight Ithaca Knickerbocker Henry Helfer Mes. Clas. Moomey Sterday Col. Moomey Fremont, O Grazior Co C.K. Overmier Beale A. Moomey Myrtive Parker Hattie Smith Edgewood Frank Kennet Ashley H.S. Mowry Ida Moome

Split Log Drag Promises Cheap Road Improvement

Iowa highway officials and farmers heard about the split log drag method by Ward King, a Missouri road agitator. The device uses a split eight foot log or two oak slabs bolted with stakes and planks, pulled at a 45 degree angle to throw dirt and form a hard surface, with a small iron edge to cut ridges. a basic drag can cost little and last five to ten years, requiring winter work and repeated passings to steadily improve very rough dirt roads.

Lowa Ward King Missouri Iowa King Ring King Saya

Fox Grove Socials and Local Notices Highlight Week

Fox Grove hosted a well attended dance at Fox’s hall last Friday night. Mentioned attendees include Mr. Fike and his daughter Mrs. Green of California visiting Mrs. Harris. Mrs. Harris accompanied them to Olio and Indians for a short visit. Larkin club ladies were entertained at Mr Moore’s residence. Breckenridge alumni gathered at Fox Grove last Thursday. Dell Siegk has returned home after a time away. Mr. and Mrs. Brown visited relatives last Friday. Mrs. Brown’s health noted as poor with limited ability to sleep eat or work. Rocky Mountain Ten verses praised by readers. 35 cents tea or tablet advertised.

Fox's Hall Fike Green California Harris Olio Larkin Club Mr. Brown

Fragmentary Elm Grove notices and local chatter

Fragmented local items mention Sidley Twrendus working for Erastan Doane and various townsfolk. Albert Batch and daughter Rath took an excursion to Marton, Senlay, Hiathe Suttter near Bay. Rev. Mecer of St Tonle preaches at the Christian elywrel. Ahititevas to visit, with other social and farming notes. A reader reports Cohen’s Rider coat of kidney and Macdee tense and a comment about electors. sold by Geo E. Sharrar.

Albert Batch Rath Marton Senlay Hiathe Suttter Mecer St Tonle Thomas Dred Ieee Cohen

Thankful Alma resident praises Doan's Kidney Pills

A Alma Creamery employee Mrs Mack recounts years of kidney trouble with back pain and proves relief after using Doan's Kidney Pills from Divine and Rhodes drug store. She notes quick improvement within two to three days and urges others to remember the name Doan's.

Mack C. Mack Alma Creamery Mechanic Street Divine & Rhodes Jean Panter Milburn Baffato N. V United States

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